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Playoffs Guidebook: Top 30 movers (2009)

Heath Slocum made the largest move in the 2009 Playoffs. Slocum entered the Playoffs ranked 124th in the standings but kicked off the four-week race for the FedExCup with a victory at The Barclays. His victory vaulted him all the way to No. 3 in the standings and locked him into a spot in The TOUR Championship by Coca-Cola.

Padraig Harrington started the '09 Playoffs ranked 66th in the standings but finished the season ranked No. 7 thanks to four conesecutive Playoffs top 10s. Harrington is one of just two players to ever post four top 10s in a single Playoffs and the last one to accomplish the feat.

Biggest movers in the 2009 Playoffs

Player

Rank to start
2009 playoffs

Rank to finish
2009 Playoffs

Change

Heath Slocum

124

8

+116

Padraig Harrington

66

7

+59

Marc Leishman

78

20

+58

Scott Verplank

61

10

+51

Sergio Garcia

89

38

+51

Fredrik Jacobson

107

57

+50

Troy Matteson

125

78

+47

Bill Haas

82

41

+41

Matt Kuchar

77

40

+37

Brandt Snedeker

64

33

+31

Ernie Els

47

16

+31

Jason Dufner

42

11

+31

Webb Simpson

85

62

+23

Greg Owen

99

77

+22

Jason Day

67

48

+19

Richard S. Johnson

108

91

+17

Chris Riley

119

103

+16

Stephen Ames

70

55

+15

Steve Marino

30

15

+15

Lee Janzen

93

79

+14

D.A. Points

84

72

+12

Jim Furyk

16

4

+12

Kevin Streelman

86

76

+10

Harrison Frazar

112

104

+8

Kevin Sutherland

52

44

+8

John Senden

31

24

+7

Adam Scott

116

110

+6

Jonathan Byrd

72

66

+6

Justin Rose

91

85

+6

Rod Pampling

98

92

+6

Marc Leishman was the only 2009 PGA TOUR rookie to make The TOUR Championship. He finished his first FedExCup campaign ranked No. 20.